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Woe to Those at Ease in Zion
“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
Pass over to Calneh, and see,
and from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory,
and from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory,
But go over to Calneh
and see what happened there.
Then go to the great city of Hamath
and down to the Philistine city of Gath.
You are no better than they were,
and look at how they were destroyed.
and see what happened there.
Then go to the great city of Hamath
and down to the Philistine city of Gath.
You are no better than they were,
and look at how they were destroyed.
O you who put far away the day of disaster
and bring near the seat of violence?
and bring near the seat of violence?
You push away every thought of coming disaster,
but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.
but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.
“Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory
and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
and calves from the midst of the stall,
and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
and calves from the midst of the stall,
How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds
and lounge on your couches,
eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock
and of choice calves fattened in the stall.
and lounge on your couches,
eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock
and of choice calves fattened in the stall.
who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,
and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,
You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp
and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.
and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.
who drink wine in bowls
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile,
and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”
and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”
Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives.
Suddenly, all your parties will end.
Suddenly, all your parties will end.
The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts:
“I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds,
and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”
“I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds,
and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”
And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.
(If there are ten men left in one house, they will all die.
And when one’s relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, “Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
For behold, the Lord commands,
and the great house shall be struck down into fragments,
and the little house into bits.
and the great house shall be struck down into fragments,
and the little house into bits.
When the LORD gives the command,
homes both great and small will be smashed to pieces.
homes both great and small will be smashed to pieces.
Can horses gallop over boulders?
Can oxen be used to plow them?
But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison
and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
Can oxen be used to plow them?
But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison
and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
“For behold, I will raise up against you a nation,
O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath
to the Brook of the Arabah.”
O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath
to the Brook of the Arabah.”
“O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you,”
says the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.
“They will oppress you throughout your land —
from Lebo-hamath in the north
to the Arabah Valley in the south.”
says the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.
“They will oppress you throughout your land —
from Lebo-hamath in the north
to the Arabah Valley in the south.”